| 12/2019 to 6/2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 1/2024 to 8/20247 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of samples tested | 3041 | 8192 | 4812 | 9613 |
| Number of samples positive for extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae | 42/304 (13.8%) | 29/300 (9.7%) | 18/200 (9.0%) | 46/716 (6.4%) |
| Number of samples positive for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae | 1/304 (0.3%)4 | 8/496 (1.6%)5 | 1/304 (0.3%)6 | 1/815 (0.1%) |
| Number of samples positive for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus / Number of samples tested for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 0/304 (0%) | 1/719 (0.1%) | 0/381 (0%) | 0/351 (0%) |
| Total number of samples positive for at least one of the above resistant organisms | 43 | 38 | 19 | 47 |
1Samples included ready-to-eat vegetable salad, salmon sashimi and tuna sashimi
2Samples included ready-to-eat vegetables, sashimi, cut fruits and sandwiches
3Samples included ready-to-eat vegetables, sashimi, sushi, cut fruits, sandwiches, siu mei, lo mei, raw oysters, smoked salmon and others
4Number of samples positive for meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae / Number of samples tested for meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Genotypic testing not conducted on bacterial isolates during this period.
5Including 3 CRE +ve samples which did not undergo genotypic testing
6Including 1 CRE +ve sample which did not undergo genotypic testing
7With data from the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch incorporated
| Type of resistant organism isolated | 12/2019 to 6/2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 1/2024 to 8/20241 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae | Escherichia coli | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Klebsiella species | 6 | 2 | 3 | 23 | |
| Others | 35 | 26 | 16 | 15 | |
| Total | 47 | 30 | 20 | 48 | |
| Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae | Escherichia coli | 0* | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Klebsiella species | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Others | 0* | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1* | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
*Meropenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae
1With data from the Public Health Laboratory Services Branch incorporated
Note: One sample may yield more than one type of organism